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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 80 · 40 questions
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Artist's tip (Trace it in the air): Zigzag = sharp points, wavy = smooth bumps, spiral = winds round, dotted = gaps, straight = no bends. Horizontal = lying flat, vertical = standing up, diagonal = slanting. Feelings: horizontal calm, vertical strong, diagonal moving, zigzag excited, curved gentle.

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  1. 1.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  2. 2.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  3. 3.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
  5. 5.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a jalebi looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) dashes on a road (c) a wriggling snake (d) a row of pointy peaks
  9. 9.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  10. 10.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
  12. 12.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) ocean waves (c) dashes on a road (d) the teeth of a saw
  14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  15. 15.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a snail shell (c) stitches on cloth (d) ocean waves
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
  17. 17.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) ocean waves (c) stitches on cloth (d) a laser beam
  18. 18.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a leaning ladder (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a person standing tall
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
  20. 20.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  21. 21.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  22. 22.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a snail shell (b) a coiled rope (c) a jalebi (d) a tightly pulled rope
  23. 23.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a spiral (c) a dotted line (d) a straight line
  24. 24.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a zigzag line (d) a wavy line
  26. 26.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a sleeping person (c) a tall lamp post (d) a standing tree trunk
  28. 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  29. 29.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
  31. 31.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  32. 32.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  36. 36.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
  38. 38.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a falling tree (c) a table top (d) the edge of a calm sea
  39. 39.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. curved lines
  2. horizontal
  3. horizontal
  4. horizontal lines
  5. False
  6. False
  7. False
  8. dashes on a road
  9. vertical
  10. True
  11. spiral line
  12. True
  13. ocean waves
  14. horizontal lines
  15. a snail shell
  16. dotted or broken line
  17. stitches on cloth
  18. a person standing tall
  19. spiral line
  20. diagonal
  21. diagonal
  22. a tightly pulled rope
  23. a spiral
  24. True
  25. a wavy line
  26. True
  27. a sleeping person
  28. diagonal lines
  29. True
  30. straight line
  31. diagonal
  32. False
  33. False
  34. False
  35. curved lines
  36. False
  37. zigzag line
  38. a falling tree
  39. False
  40. False

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